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People can still get proof of vaccination from a doctor or state health department. Health officials recommend keeping your card in a safe place if you still have one.

The latest report also revealed that 91,178 residents had died with COVID-19 as of Thursday. That was up from a reported 90,740 deaths two weeks earlier.

Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.

Adult doses got shipped first, CDC director Mandy Cohen said. Doses for the under-12 set have begun shipping, and “the supply is filling out.”

Faced with a slow rollout of the updated vaccines and without state mandates for workers to get vaccinated, most skilled facilities are relying on persuasion to boost vaccination rates among staff and residents.

Child care centers will stop receiving federal pandemic money this weekend. Providers pledge to keep pay steady. Tuition? Probably not.

The short answer is yes, but a Central Florida expert weighs in on how you should receive the vaccines this season ahead of another possible "tripledemic"

COVID-19 vaccines are free for everyone through the Affordable Care Act. But before you make the trip to your local pharmacy, check and see if your health insurance will cover it.

Some people have had to cancel appointments because their insurance hasn’t updated the billing codes to cover the vaccines. Others signed up for an appointment, only to have it canceled due to supply issues.

Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the CDC might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.